Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-630(d)-1 - Annual registration renewal fee for manufacturers
(a)
Definitions.
Terms used in this section shall have the meanings given to them in section 22a-638-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b)
Annual Registration Renewal
Fee.
(1) Each year, the commissioner
shall determine an annual registration renewal fee for each manufacturer. A
manufacturer shall submit its annual registration renewal fee with the
submission of its annual re-registration. The fee shall be effective for one
year. The annual registration renewal fee for each manufacturer shall not be
less than $250.00 and shall be based upon:
(A) the expected costs to the department for
administering the program established pursuant to chapter 446n of the
Connecticut General Statutes for the upcoming year; and
(B) each manufacturer's market share as
determined pursuant to section
22a-638-1(g)
to (i), inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and
subsection (c) of this section.
(2) The annual registration renewal fee
collected from all manufacturers shall cover, but not exceed, the expenses
incurred by the department to administer the program established pursuant to
chapter 446n of the Connecticut General Statues.
(c)
Annual Budget. Each year the
commissioner shall develop an annual budget for administering the program
established pursuant to chapter 446n of the Connecticut General Statutes,
including, but not limited to, the cost of any program development, licensing,
inspections, enforcement and education and outreach to carry out such program.
The budget shall indicate categories of projected costs for administering the
program and provide the total projected budget for each category. The
commissioner shall post the budget on the department's website and shall
provide the budget to the manufacturers.
(d)
Calculation of Annual Registration
Renewal Fee.
(1) To determine a
manufacturer's annual registration renewal fee, the commissioner shall
determine the approximate number of all computers, monitors, televisions and
printers sold for the previous year. To the extent feasible, the number of
units sold shall be based upon nationally available data, including but not
limited to, the number of units shipped, retail sales data, consumer surveys or
other nationally available market share data. The commissioner shall divide the
approximate number of units sold for each type of CED by the approximate total
of all CEDs sold. This will yield a percentage of the total of all CEDs sold
that is attributable to each type of CED. The total amount of the department's
budget for administrative expenses for the upcoming year shall be apportioned
to each type of CED such that the budget for each type of CED shall correspond
to the percentage of the total units sold that is attributable to each type of
CED. If monitors represent twenty-five (25%) per cent of the total of all CEDs
sold, then twenty-five (25%) per cent of the department's budget shall be
allocated to the manufacturers of monitors. The portion of the department's
budget allocated to each type of CED shall then be allocated among the
manufacturers based upon their market share as provided for in section
22a-638-1(g)
to (i), inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, regardless
of the market share determination made by the commissioner, no manufacturer
shall pay less than $250.00 per year for its annual registration renewal
fee.
(e)
Notification of Annual Registration Renewal Fee. At least thirty
(30) days before the date that an annual registration renewal shall be
submitted, the commissioner shall provide a manufacturer, in writing, at the
address provided on the manufacturer's registration or a more recent address
provided to the commissioner by a manufacturer, the manufacturer's annual
registration renewal fee. Where applicable, the notice shall state the amount
owed for each type of CED.
(f)
Late Fee. A manufacturer who pays its annual registration renewal
fee after the date it is due shall pay an additional fee of ten (10%) per cent
of such annual registration renewal fee, plus one and one quarter (1° %) per
cent per month or part thereof that the annual registration renewal fee was
late. This subsection shall not prevent the commissioner from pursuing other
remedies available by law.
(g)
Method of Payment. Unless payment by another means is approved by
the commissioner, the annual registration renewal fee shall be paid by
certified check or money order made payable to "Department of Environmental
Protection".
(h)
Failure to
Pay. A manufacturer that does not pay its annual registration renewal
fee, or any late fee, shall not be in compliance with the provisions of chapter
446n of the Connecticut General Statutes and this section. Such a manufacturer
shall:
(1) not be included in the list of
compliant manufacturers posted on the department's website pursuant to section
22a-634(a)
of the Connecticut General Statutes; and
(2) be subject to all of the consequences of
being in non-compliance, including, but not limited to, any action provided for
by law.
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